Category: Health & Lifestyle (健康 & 生活)

The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that 25 percent of the world’s population, or 2.5 billion people, will have hearing problems by 2050. The warning came from the first-ever report…

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops released a statement this week about the recently approved COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson. It said American Catholics should avoid getting the…

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. After nearly a year in pandemic lockdowns, many people have experienced stress. There are many different ways to reduce…

The United States Food and Drug Administration says Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot vaccine is safe and protects against severe COVID-19 disease. The agency released documents Wednesday in preparation for a…

How will we know when we reach herd immunity? That is the question people are asking as governments race to vaccinate people around the world to stop the spread of…

As countries race to vaccinate people against COVID-19, new variants of the coronavirus are again raising concerns around the world. In the U.S., about 1.7 million people are receiving shots…

The makers of coronavirus vaccines are learning how to change their vaccines to deal with virus mutations. Experts are looking to influenza, or flu, vaccines to help them understand if…

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. When Dr. Stanley Fineman started as an allergist, he told patients to start taking medications and prepare for pollen…

British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) says it will team up with a German company to develop new vaccines to target variants of the new coronavirus. The announcement comes as concern grows…

Israel’s fast vaccination effort is providing important information about drug company Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. Reporters with the Reuters news agency spoke to leading scientists in Israel and other places, Israeli…

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Throughout the coronavirus health crisis, health officials across the world have been advising people to take important precautions to…

In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, Lucenia Dunn was careful. She urged people in her area to wear face masks and keep a safe distance from one another.…

A new study suggests the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine cuts transmission of the virus by two-thirds and prevents severe disease. Oxford University released the results on Wednesday. The research has not…

Russian scientists say the country’s Sputnik V vaccine appears safe and effective against COVID-19. The news will help sell the vaccine to other countries in the race against the pandemic.…

American drugmaker Johnson & Johnson said Friday that its one-shot vaccine prevented COVID-19 in a large trial around the world. The vaccine, however, was less effective in South Africa where…